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9 O THURSDAY. JANUARY 26. 13(1 MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE, MEDFORD.OORE. Jane Withers, Former Child Movie Star, Plans To Build Poll Museum Hollywood - Jane Witheri is starting a family recreation center near Hollywood where Fhe will be able to how her world famed doll collection in a private museum. "I started thinking about the center six years ago when I was hospitalized with arth ritis," said the former child star, now the mother of five youngsters. "My husband and I bought 40 acres out in a canyon near Hollywood and we've been working hard to get it. in shape. Miss Withers plans to have a restaurant, fish ponds, rodeo grounds and dance hall along with her doll museum. "The property is tired look ing and depressing now," she said. "It probably hasn't had any paint for 15 years, but with the help of our friends we're getting it cleaned up." Museum Has Priority Although the whole project ts close to Jane's heart, the doll museum has top priority. "It's been my life's ambition to have a doll museum," she revealed. "I have more than 3,800 dolls, no two alike, and they've been in storage 14 years. "People still send dolls to me, and have been for years. I have dolls made out of match sticks, tooth picks, olive pits, apple cores, every thing. "I've gotten letters from people in all parts of the world who want to come and see my dolls. With the family recreation center, everybody will have a chance to see them." Miss Withers hasn't made a picture since she appeared in "Giant" several years ago, and her current role in "The Right Approach" marks a sort of comeback. "It took me 20 years to save enough money to buy that land," she said. "So. Now I've got to return to work for more money to do what we want." Bearing on Project R e m e m bering the days when she came to Hollywood as a five year old, fresh out of Atlanta, Ga., Miss Withers said her own break in show business will have a bearing on the project. "I was 'Dixie's Dainty Dew Drop' in Atlanta and had gone as far as I could," she said. "Everybody said I should go to Hollywood, so Mom and I came west." Miss Withers got one movie job after being smuggled into a studio lot underneath a blanket in the back seat of a car. It was that experience that Jane remembers today when planning her park. "I want to have talent shows for kids so somebody can see what they do," she said. "The way the world speeds up now, we don't have time to notice new talent. If you give these kids some ex posure, somebody might no tice them." Jane plans to charge only a $1 parking fee as admission to the center. Later, when she produces symphonies, jazz fes tivals, rodeos and the like, there will be an additional charge, Wants Old Wagons "I'd love to get some old wagons and things that are stored on so many back lots," she said. "We want anything that will be good for kids to play with. "A bunch of youngsters would give their eye teeth to be able to play on an authen tic movie set." The project isn't all fun, and Jane plans to build a country style church on the property. "We hope to Invite differ ent ministers, priests and rabbis to conduct services at our recreation center on Sun days," she said. PLANS FAMILY CENTER Jane Withers, People have been sending her dolls for former child movie star, hopes to start a years. Tht actress is shown at left when family recreation center near Hollywood she was a child and at right as she appears and plans to show her world-famed doll now. collection in a private museum at the center. (UP! Telephoto) The Family Council Kdllor'i Nnt: Tha Family Council consists of a Judgr, a psychia trist, thrcn clergymen, three editors and a women' editor. Each article t a aummary of an actual ran history, The Council reports on prob lem! that have been dealt with by responsible agencies and counselors. (Copyright 11)81 General Features Corp.) Arlene V. - How do I get back a boy I threw over? Wilbur M. - I like her, but I m too hurt to go crawling back. Arlan V. - I am a girl 15 years old. I'm all mixed up. Last June I met Frank of whom I grew very fond. But before I got to know him well, he left for camp. Then, in July, I met Wilbur. He's the same age as Frank, 17. He was wonderful to me, showed me a great, summer. During that time I didn't think of Frank even once. But when Frank returned, I realized I still liked him and I found myself breaking dates with Wilbur to be with him. After a while, however, I learned that Frank didn't real ly reciprocate, my feeling and worse, was spreading stories about me which did nothing to help my reputation. Now 1 set? how well off I was with Wilbur and would like to go back with him. He admits he still likes me, but says his friends tell him not to lower himself by taking me back, I know I was wrong, hut I have grown up since the summer. Wilbur M. - I am very fond of Arlene and enjoy being with her. But I agree with my friends who say I'd be lowering myself considerably to go crawling back. Before Frank came home, at the end of the summer, I was ready to ask Arlene to go steady and 1 thought she'd agree. But shortly after his re turn, I called at her house, That's when the trouble be gan, She told me nobody was home, so I couldn't come in. 1 stood outside, wailing for her parents to come home. Soon, though, I saw Frank come out of Arlene's apart ment. I decided to Ignore this In cident and continued to make dates with Arlene. But she broke them, one after the oth er. It was either she was sick, or had to babysit, or some thing. Then I heard some of the rumors Frank was circu lating about her. He's a Jerk and I know the tales aren't true. But I don'l feel Arlene has learned her lesson yet. Now that she doesn't have Frank, she wants me to hurry back. She forgets I have some pride. Th Counelli One of .Ar lene's high school authors. Sir Waller Scott, puts lh "les son" she learned this way: "Oh what a tangled web we weave, when first we practice to deceive!" She lied to Wilbur. Instead of telling him openly that she would like to be friends with two (or more) boys at the same time, she tried to hold on to Wilbur and "hide" Frank from him by deception. Surely she has learned two things. First, that dishonesty is fatal to a close friendchip. The spectre' of suspicion hov ers around the relationship constantly. And second, there's no reason why a 15-year-old girl can't play the field light heartedly among several friends, both boys and girls. She may like some more than others, but she should be able to let all of them know about the .others, rather than be limited to the exclusivity of one, the so-called steady. Even If Wilbur wanted her to be his steady, he would prob ably have consented to re maining merely a "good friend" if she explained thai she'd like to "be free to date others, Should Wilbur forgive her? Ills friends say no. But a boy who thinks in terms of a steady person-to-person rela tionship,' can't listen to his friends. He must find his own answer. Arlene rebuffed him, "used" him to till In a dull summer and then banished him when what she thought was "something better" came along. Playing one boy against the other, she lost both. Since he says he still likes her, Wilbur might accept Ar lene's apology and contrite ness. She knows that her sin cerity Is questioned, but not completely discounted. Wilbur can give her a chance to build on what's left. 4-H News Hold Up Try Scorched With Whisky Bottles Oakland, Calif, OJPD - An Oakland liquor store owner and a friend "scotched" the attempt of two gunmen to hold up the A and B Liquor store. Wlllard Wright, 60, and Frank Strathdee, 62, chased off the rifle carrying bandits by pelting them with whisky bottles from a shelf behind the counter. OiMWiJrW mishaps kill Iwlc as rintKf iWwnn as those killed v4 tatojalnyed at regular wortk Bobbing Bobbins The Bobbing Bobbins 4-H sewing club held a meeting recently at the home of Mrs. Leonard Franek, 1676 Beall lane, Medford. There were four members present, and Ann Bayne, a new member from Phoenix. The meeting was called to order by Vice President Kris ty Chamberlain in the ab sence of President Shirley Roach. The pledges were led by Carol Roach and the min utes of the last meeting were read by Secretary Ann Bow ling. . The club received a thank you note from the Dornbecker Children's hospital in Port land thanking the club for the doll we made clothes for, and gave to some child. We discussed the possibility of making 4-H dresses alike during our meetings. At the next meeting we plan to visit the county farm and take Valentines and heart shaped cakes for the resi dents. Joyce Anderson, Reporter Guildford Courthouse Is a National Military Park, In North Carolina near Greensboro. c a This Label Labels You . . . PRY As A Person of GOOD TASTE fyyt'S t" ySTzi i'- Ayit , '- rPm x CHILLED TANKER An ice-covered oil the nation. The temperature dropped to tanker crunches slowly along the icy Chi- zero in Chicago and continued cold is fore cago river as record cold grips much of the cast. (UPI Telephoto) Weapon Against Blood Clot May Have Been Found Ithaca, N. Y. -flJPH- A Cor nell university scientist thinks he may have found a weapon to subdue the greatest single killer in the United States -the blood clot, it has been disclosed. Dr. Eugene E. Cliffton, as sociate professor of clinical surgery at the Cornell Medical college, has been searching for seven years to find a way to dissolve blood clots in the ar teries of persons suffering from heart and other ailments. He said other scientists have developed a drug which pre vents blood clots from form ing. This drug was adminis tered to former President Ei senhower in treatment of his coronary ailment. Enzyme Isolated But Cliffton and associates at other institutions have iso lated an enzyme, fibrinolysin, which has proven highly suc cessful in dissolving already formed blood clots in tests of persons whose conditions were critical. The enzyme was adminis tered to 45 persons suffering from heart ailments. Six, who were in a state of "cardiac decompensation" at the time of initial treatment, ditd. Blood clots in the other 39 persons were dissolved and pains they suffered prior to treatment either disappeared or were sharply reduced, Cliffton said. 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